Batia Laufer

15.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Batia Laufer is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Batia Laufer has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 48 papers in Language and Linguistics and 31 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Batia Laufer's work include Second Language Acquisition and Learning (61 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (28 papers) and Lexicography and Language Studies (22 papers). Batia Laufer is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Acquisition and Learning (61 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (28 papers) and Lexicography and Language Studies (22 papers). Batia Laufer collaborates with scholars based in Israel, New Zealand and Canada. Batia Laufer's co-authors include Paul Nation, Jan H. Hulstijn, Zahava Goldstein, Tina Waldman, Monica Hill, T. Sima Paribakht, Marsha Bensoussan, Menachem Dagut, Linor L. Hadar and Peter Congdon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Batia Laufer

78 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Vocabulary Size and Use: Lexical Richness in L2 Written Production

1995 786 citations Batia Laufer, Paul Nation Applied Linguistics profile →
Incidental vocabulary acquisition in a second language: the construct of task-induced involvement

2001 714 citations Batia Laufer Applied Linguistics profile →
Lexical threshold revisited: Lexical text coverage, learners’ vocabulary size and reading comprehension

2010 367 citations Batia Laufer et al. profile →

Peers

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Jan H. Hulstijn Netherlands

Lourdes Ortega United States

Paul Meara United Kingdom

Peter Skehan United Kingdom

William Grabe United States

Robert DeKeyser United States

Patricia L. Carrell United States

Judit Kormos United Kingdom

Nina Spada Canada

Catherine J. Doughty United States

Jan H. Hulstijn Netherlands

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5.0k ×0.7

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4.8k ×0.9

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2.1k ×1.2

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865 ×1.3

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Citations per year, relative to Batia Laufer Batia Laufer (= 1×) peers Jan H. Hulstijn

Countries citing papers authored by Batia Laufer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Batia Laufer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Batia Laufer

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Laufer, Batia, et al.. (2023). Out‐of‐classroom L2 vocabulary acquisition: The effects of digital activities and school vocabulary. Modern Language Journal. 107(4). 854–872. 6 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (2023). Understanding L2-derived words in context: Is complete receptive morphological knowledge necessary?. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 46(1). 200–213. 9 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia, et al.. (2022). EFL Learners' Receptive Knowledge of Derived Words: The Case of Swedish Adolescents. TESOL Quarterly. 56(4). 1242–1265. 12 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia, et al.. (2019). The New Computer Adaptive Test of Size and Strength (CATSS): Development and Validation. Language Assessment Quarterly. 16(3). 345–368. 23 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia, et al.. (2015). First language attrition without second language acquisition. ITL Review of Applied Linguistics. 166(2). 229–253. 5 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia, Cathie Elder, Kathryn Hill, & Peter Congdon. (2014). knowledge? Size and strength: do we need both to measure vocabulary.

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Laufer, Batia. (2012). The effect of dictionary definitions and examples on the use and comprehension of new l2 words. Classiques GARNIER. 133–144. 7 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (2009). Second language vocabulary acquisition from language input and from form-focused activities. Language Teaching. 42(3). 341–354. 49 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (2005). Focus on Form in Second Language Vocabulary Learning. 5. 223–250. 184 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia & Zahava Goldstein. (2004). Testing Vocabulary Knowledge: Size, Strength, and Computer Adaptiveness. Language Learning. 54(3). 399–436. 374 indexed citations

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Hulstijn, Jan H. & Batia Laufer. (2001). Some Empirical Evidence for the Involvement Load Hypothesis in Vocabulary Acquisition. Language Learning. 51(3). 539–558. 469 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (2001). Quantitative evaluation of vocabulary: How it can be done and what it is good for. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 241–250. 9 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia & Monica Hill. (2000). What lexical information do L2 learners select in a CALL dictionary and how does it affect word retention?. Language learning & technology. 3(2). 58–76. 214 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (1998). The Development of Passive and Active Vocabulary in a Second Language: Same or Different?. Applied Linguistics. 19(2). 255–271. 418 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia & Linor L. Hadar. (1997). Assessing the Effectiveness of Monolingual, Bilingual, and "Bilingualised" Dictionaries in the Comprehension and Production of New Words. Modern Language Journal. 81(2). 189–189. 20 indexed citations

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Coady, James, Michael H. Long, Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman, et al.. (1996). Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 335 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (1991). SOME PROPERTIES OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNER'S LEXICON AS EVIDENCED BY LEXICAL CONFUSIONS. 29(4). 317–330. 23 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (1991). The development of lexis in the production of advanced L2 learners.. Modern Language Journal. 11 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia. (1991). The Development of L2 Lexis in the Expression of the Advanced Learner. Modern Language Journal. 75(4). 440–440. 9 indexed citations

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Laufer, Batia, et al.. (1982). Reading comprehension course : selected strategies. 1 indexed citations

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